While she was given a life sentence, she was released after 10 years in a prisoner exchange. According to an indictment unsealed in Detroit, she did not reveal her conviction when she entered the United States in 1995 and became a citizen nine years later.

"The United States will never be a safe haven for individuals seeking to distance themselves from their pasts," said William Hayes, acting special agent in charge for Homeland Security in Detroit. "When individuals lie on immigration documents, the system is severely undermined and the security of our nation is put at risk."